Total pages in book: 16
Estimated words: 14860 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 74(@200wpm)___ 59(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 14860 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 74(@200wpm)___ 59(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
“If anyone ever lays a hand on you again…”
Andrew kissed me softly. “They won’t.”
My anger wasn’t satiated though. “You’re moving in with me. Now. Tonight.”
“Okay.”
“We’ll go get Jennie and she can have my old room, but we’ll get it fixed up however she wants.”
“Okay.”
“And you’re not going to spend even another second running because I’m going to hire the best lawyers to make this custody shit go away.”
“Okay.”
I was in the midst of cleaning his wounds with a washcloth when I ran the conversation back in my head… well, my list of demands, anyway.
“Okay?” I said in disbelief as I pinned Andrew with my eyes.
“I don’t want to spend the rest of my life feeling guilty about choices where I didn’t know what the outcome would be. I know what this choice means,” Andrew said as he pressed a gentle kiss to each of my shoulders. At some point he’d managed to remove my shirt and I hadn’t even noticed.
“What… what does it mean?” I asked.
“It means no more running, no more blaming, no more sleepless nights… it means falling asleep in your arms every night and waking up there every morning. And whatever comes in between, we’ll handle. You and me. Together.”
His words set something inside of me free. Something I hadn’t even realized was trapped. I pulled Andrew forward on the vanity so he could wrap his legs around me, which he did.
“Are you up for a shower before we go pick up Jennie and get her settled? I’m very ready to fall asleep with you in my arms,” I asked as I nuzzled his neck. Andrew automatically dropped his head back to give me better access.
“Mmm-hmm,” he murmured. “But Hudson,” he added.
“Yeah?” I asked as I skimmed kisses around his mouth without actually making contact with it.
“Jennie’s spending the night at Julie’s house again. Which means we can start the arm thing whenever you want.” His mouth covered mine, consuming me, taking ownership. “But I should warn you, I’m not at all tired so you might need to come up with some other things to keep me entertained in that big bed of yours after our shower.”
I found myself chuckling even as I lifted Andrew into my arms, not caring about his pants or mine. I pressed him against the glass wall of the shower stall as I used the digital entry pad to get the water going.
“I’m sure I can think of something,” I whispered before covering his mouth with mine. Yeah, I had a lot of somethings in mind when it came to my future with Andrew.
And I was looking forward to every single one.
The End